diff --git a/soc/arm/arm/fvp_aemv8r_aarch32/arm_mpu_regions.c b/soc/arm/arm/fvp_aemv8r_aarch32/arm_mpu_regions.c
index 5ab918554408d0..e756a81bccc6a3 100644
--- a/soc/arm/arm/fvp_aemv8r_aarch32/arm_mpu_regions.c
+++ b/soc/arm/arm/fvp_aemv8r_aarch32/arm_mpu_regions.c
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ static const struct arm_mpu_region mpu_regions[] = {
 
 	/* Region 3 zephyr data */
 	MPU_REGION_ENTRY("SRAM_2",
-#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
-			 (uintptr_t)_app_smem_start,
-#else
-			 (uintptr_t)__kernel_ram_start,
-#endif
+			 (uintptr_t)__rom_region_end,
 			 REGION_RAM_ATTR((uintptr_t)__kernel_ram_end)),
 
 	/* Region 4 device region */